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This week has felt hectic, with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz’s abrupt termination (then even more abrupt appointment as United Nations ambassador), national debates over immigration and Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, and President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff plans. Some stories that gave me a much-needed laugh this week:

Onijah Robinson, the Bronx woman whose foray into Pakistani politics caught the world’s attention a few weeks ago, has reappeared online. Robinson first went viral for pledging to fix up Pakistan and demanding thousands of dollars from the Pakistani and U.S. governments to do so. It was unclear what, exactly, Robinson thought qualified her for the job. She bopped around from Pakistan to Dubai and is allegedly back in New York now. In a video posted this week, she asked President Donald Trump for $50 million to fix up the Bronx and said she “was not playing. Respect for the law, respect for the law, respect for the law.” If DJT ever resurrects The Apprentice, Onijah had better be the first contestant.

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Haley Strack

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This week has felt hectic, with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz’s abrupt termination (then even more abrupt appointment as United Nations ambassador), national debates over immigration and Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, and President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff plans. Some stories that gave me a much-needed laugh this week:

Onijah Robinson, the Bronx woman whose foray into Pakistani politics caught the world’s attention a few weeks ago, has reappeared online. Robinson first went viral for pledging to fix up Pakistan and demanding thousands of dollars from the Pakistani and U.S. governments to do so. It was unclear what, exactly, Robinson thought qualified her for the job. She bopped around from Pakistan to Dubai and is allegedly back in New York now. In a video posted this week, she asked President Donald Trump for $50 million to fix up the Bronx and said she “was not playing. Respect for the law, respect for the law, respect for the law.” If DJT ever resurrects The Apprentice, Onijah had better be the first contestant.